The song of the day for Friday, June 7, 2024, is “Mountain Greenery.”
About This Song
Richard Rodgers and Larry Hart wrote “Mountain Greenery” in 1926 for one of their earliest musicals, The Garrick Gaieties, where it was introduced by Sterling Holloway. It had two recordings in 1926: one by Roger Wolfe Kahn and the other by Frank Crumit. In later years, this song was recorded by Bing Crosby, Mel Tormé, Ella Fitzgerald, and Tony Bennett.
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “Mountain Greenery” in July 1973 for the album Tony Bennett Sings More Great Rodgers & Hart.
“Mountain Greenery,” as well as Tony Bennett Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook, is available on Apple Music.
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